4 International Co-operation - Contributions of International and German Experts

5 Conclusions and Recommendations from the African Group

Appendices

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International Project on Technical and Vocational
EducationProjet international pour l'enseignement technique et professionnel

Co-operation between Educational Institutions and
Enterprises in Technical and Vocational Education

A Seminar for Key Personnel from Africa and Asia Berlin,
Germany, 02-12 May 1995

The International Project on Technical and Vocational
Education (UNEVOC) is a project of the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its purpose is to contribute to
the development and improvement of technical and vocational education in Member
States.

UNEVOC works in three programme areas:

Programme Area A deals with the international
exchange of experience and the promotion of studies on policy issues. It is
devoted to system development in technical and vocational education.

Programme Area B is devoted to strengthening national research
and development capabilities, that is to the development of infrastructures.

Programme Area C concerns access to data bases and documentation
and strengthening of the UNEVOC Network, in other words, with information and
communication.

Under Programme Area B, UNESCO held, in co-operation with the
German Foundation for International Development (DSE), an International Seminar
for Key Personnel on "Co-operation between Educational Institutions and
Enterprises in Technical and Vocational Education" in Berlin, Germany, from
02-12 May 1995.

The German Foundation for International Development (DSE)
is an institution which provides a forum for dialogue on development policy and
the initial and advanced training of specialists and executive personnel from
developing and transitional countries. The institutional donor is the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ). Since 1960,
the DSE has given advanced professional training to more than 100 000 decision
makers, specialists and executive personnel from more than 140 countries.

The Industrial Occupations Promotion Centre (ZGB) of the DSE
offers advanced training in the field of vocational training. The ZGB's
programmes aim to

· give more people
in the developing countries access to vocational training
opportunities,

· improve the
efficiency of vocational training in the developing countries,

· support the
introduction and further development of in-plant forms of vocational training in
the sectors of industry, crafts and services,